by leigh hornbeck Staff writer

Published 12:51 am, Monday, June 27, 2011

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Four police officers were hurt and four people were arrested on Caroline Street early Sunday in a melee that took 31 cops to bring to an end.

It was the second times in two weeks the city police have called in help from other agencies to quell a fight at Club Shadow.

Sgt. Jason Tetu said city police received a call at 3:51 a.m. Sunday about a fight inside Club Shadow at 30 Caroline St. When police arrived, more than 40 people were involved in a brawl that then spilled into the street and 12 to 14 separate fights.

The city police called for backup. In addition to the 15 Saratoga Springs officers on the scene, 10 officers from the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office responded as well as two cops from Ballston Spa and four state troopers.

Tetu said a Taser was used on one of the people who were arrested.

Tetu would not describe the officers' injuries but said all four were treated and released. Two officers will miss work "as a precaution," Tetu said.

Staff members at Club Shadow also suffered cuts during the incident, the sergeant said. The four people arrested were also hurt, none seriously, Tetu said. According to employees police interviewed at the bar, the fight started when someone threw a beer bottle.

The incident is still under investigation and police are looking for more witnesses to come forward and describe what they saw inside and outside Club Shadow.

The people arrested were: Rekim A. White, 23, of Saratoga Springs, he was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct; Brandon M. Walker, 25, of Albany, he was charged with two counts of assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and preventing a police officer of doing his duties; Calvin J. Martin, 22, of Amsterdam, charged with disorderly conduct; and Adriane E. Teabout, 22, of Morristown, N.J., who was charged with two counts of resisting arrest, obstructing government administration and harassment.

Tetu could not provide the details of each defendant's status but said one had been released on his own recognizance and others had either made bail or are being held in the county jail.